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Differential Equations for Engineers Differential Equations for Engineers Lecture Notes for Jeffrey R. Chasnov The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Department of Mathematics Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong Copyright ○c 2019 by Jeffrey Robert Chasnov This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/hk/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. Preface View the promotional video on YouTube These are my lecture notes for my online Coursera course, Differential Equations for Engineers.I have divided these notes into chapters called Lectures, with each Lecture corresponding to a video on Coursera. I have also uploaded all my Coursera videos to YouTube, and links are placed at the top of each Lecture. There are problems at the end of each lecture chapter and I have tried to choose problems that exemplify the main idea of the lecture. Students taking a formal university course in differential equations will usually be assigned many more additional problems, but here I follow the philosophy that less is more. I give enough problems for students to solidify their understanding of the material, but not too many problems that students feel overwhelmed and drop out. I do encourage students to attempt the given problems, but if they get stuck, full solutions can be found in the Appendix. There are also additional problems at the end of coherent sections that are given as practice quizzes on the Coursera platform. Again, students should attempt these quizzes on the platform, but if a student has trouble obtaining a correct answer, full solutions are also found in the Appendix. Students who take this course are expected to know single-variable differential and integral calcu- lus. Some knowledge of complex numbers, matrix algebra and vector calculus is required for parts of this course. Students missing this latter knowledge can find the necessary material in the Appendix. Jeffrey R. Chasnov Hong Kong January 2019 iii Contents 1 Introduction to differential equations1 Practice quiz: Classify differential equations3 I First-Order Differential Equations5 2 Euler method 9 3 Separable first-order equations 11 4 Separable first-order equation: example 13 Practice quiz: Separable first-order odes 15 5 Linear first-order equations 17 6 Linear first-order equation: example 19 Practice quiz: Linear first-order odes 21 7 Application: compound interest 23 8 Application: terminal velocity 25 9 Application: RC circuit 27 Practice quiz: Applications 31 II Homogeneous Linear Differential Equations 33 10 Euler method for higher-order odes 37 11 The principle of superposition 39 12 The Wronskian 41 13 Homogeneous second-order ode with constant coefficients 43 Practice quiz: Superposition, the Wronskian, and the characteristic equation 45 v vi CONTENTS 14 Case 1: Distinct real roots 47 15 Case 2: Complex-conjugate roots (Part A) 49 16 Case 2: Complex-conjugate roots (Part B) 51 17 Case 3: Repeated roots (Part A) 53 18 Case 3: Repeated roots (Part B) 55 Practice quiz: Homogeneous equations 57 III Inhomogeneous Linear Differential Equations 59 19 Inhomogeneous second-order ode 63 20 Inhomogeneous term: Exponential function 65 Practice quiz: Solving inhomogeneous equations 67 21 Inhomogeneous term: Sine or cosine (Part A) 69 22 Inhomogeneous term: Sine or cosine (Part B) 71 23 Inhomogeneous term: Polynomials 73 Practice quiz: Particular solutions 75 24 Resonance 77 25 Application: RLC circuit 79 26 Application: Mass on a spring 83 27 Application: Pendulum 85 28 Damped resonance 87 Practice quiz: Applications and resonance 89 IV The Laplace Transform and Series Solution Methods 91 29 Definition of the Laplace transform 95 30 Laplace transform of a constant-coefficient ode 97 31 Solution of an initial value problem 99 Practice quiz: The Laplace transform method 101 32 The Heaviside step function 103 33 The Dirac delta function 105 CONTENTS vii 34 Solution of a discontinuous inhomogeneous term 107 35 Solution of an impulsive inhomogeneous term 109 Practice quiz: Discontinuous and impulsive inhomogeneous terms 111 36 The series solution method 113 37 Series solution of the Airy’s equation (Part A) 117 38 Series solution of the Airy’s equation (Part B) 121 Practice quiz: Series solutions 123 V Systems of Differential Equations 125 39 Systems of linear first-order odes 129 40 Distinct real eigenvalues 131 41 Complex-conjugate eigenvalues 133 Practice quiz: Systems of differential equations 135 42 Phase portraits 137 43 Stable and unstable nodes 139 44 Saddle points 141 45 Spiral points 143 Practice quiz: Phase portraits 145 46 Coupled oscillators 147 47 Normal modes (eigenvalues) 149 48 Normal modes (eigenvectors) 151 Practice quiz: Normal modes 153 VI Partial Differential Equations 155 49 Fourier series 159 50 Fourier sine and cosine series 161 51 Fourier series: example 163 Practice quiz: Fourier series 165 52 The diffusion equation 167 viii CONTENTS 53 Solution of the diffusion equation (separation of variables) 169 54 Solution of the diffusion equation (eigenvalues) 171 Practice quiz: Separable partial differential equations 173 55 Solution of the diffusion equation (Fourier series) 175 56 Diffusion equation: example 177 Practice quiz: The diffusion equation 179 Appendix 180 A Complex numbers 183 B Nondimensionalization 185 C Matrices and determinants 187 D Eigenvalues and eigenvectors 189 E Partial derivatives 191 F Table of Laplace transforms 193 G Problem and practice quiz solutions 195 Lecture 1 Introduction to differential equations View this lecture on YouTube A differential equation is an equation for a function containing derivatives of that function. For exam- ple, the differential equations for an RLC circuit, a pendulum, and a diffusing dye are given by d2q dq 1 L + R + q = E cos wt, (RLC circuit equation) dt2 dt C 0 d2q dq ml + cl + mg sin q = F cos wt, (pendulum equation) dt2 dt 0 ¶u ¶2u ¶2u ¶2u = D + + . (diffusion equation) ¶t ¶x2 ¶y2 ¶z2 These are second-order differential equations, categorized according to the highest order derivative. The RLC circuit equation (and pendulum equation) is an ordinary differential equation, or ode, and the diffusion equation is a partial differential equation, or pde. An ode is an equation for a function of a single variable and a pde for a function of more than one variable. A pde is theoretically equivalent to an infinite number of odes, and numerical solution of nonlinear pdes may require supercomputer resources. The RLC circuit and the diffusion equation are linear and the pendulum equation is nonlinear. In a linear differential equation, the unknown function and its derivatives appear as a linear polynomial. For instance, the general linear third-order ode, where y = y(x) and primes denote derivatives with respect to x, is given by 000 00 0 a3(x)y + a2(x)y + a1(x)y + a0(x)y = b(x), where the a and b coefficients can be any function of x. The pendulum equation is nonlinear because of the term sin q, where q = q(t) is the unknown function. Making the small angle approximation, sin q ≈ q, the pendulum equation becomes linear. The simplest type of ode can be solved by integration. For example, a mass such as Newton’s apocryphal apple, falls downward with constant acceleration, and satisfies the differential equation d2x = −g. dt2 With initial conditions specifying the initial height of the mass x0 and its initial velocity u0, the solution obtained by straightforward integration is given by the well-known high school physics equation 1 x(t) = x + u t − gt2. 0 0 2 1 2 LECTURE 1. INTRODUCTION TO DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS Practice quiz: Classify differential equations 1. By checking all that apply, classify the following differential equation: d3y d2y + y = 0 dx3 dx2 a) first order b) second order c) third order d) ordinary e) partial f ) linear g) nonlinear 2. By checking all that apply, classify the following differential equation: 1 d dy x2 = e−y x2 dx dx a) first order b) second order c) ordinary d) partial e) linear f ) nonlinear 3 4 LECTURE 1. INTRODUCTION TO DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 3. By checking all that apply, classify the following differential equation: ¶u ¶u ¶2u + u = n ¶t ¶x ¶x2 a) first order b) second order c) ordinary d) partial e) linear f ) nonlinear 4. By checking all that apply, classify the following differential equation: d2x dx a + b + cx = 0 dt2 dt a) first order b) second order c) ordinary d) partial e) linear f ) nonlinear 5. By checking all that apply, classify the following differential equation: ¶2u ¶2u ¶2u ¶2u = c2 + + ¶t2 ¶x2 ¶y2 ¶z2 a) first order b) second order c) ordinary d) partial e) linear f ) nonlinear Solutions to the Practice quiz Week I First-Order Differential Equations 5 7 In this week’s lectures, we discuss first-order differential equations. We begin by explaining the Euler method, which is a simple numerical method for solving an ode. Not all first-order differential equations have an analytical solution, so it is useful to understand a basic numerical method. Then the analytical solution methods for separable and linear equations are explained. We follow the dis- cussion of each theory with some simple examples. Finally, three real-world applications of first-order equations and their solutions are presented: compound interest, terminal velocity of a falling mass, and the resistor-capacitor electrical circuit. 8 Lecture 2 Euler method View this lecture on YouTube y = y +∆x f(x ,y ) 1 0 0 0 y 1 slope = f(x ,y ) 0 0 y 0 x x 0 1 dy/dx = f (x, y) with initial condition y(x0) = y0 is integrated to x = x1 using the Euler method.
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